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Database Entry



Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c538e23741995603898eb780bd4e6b9fcbf272beeef130ff6eadf163e4f1e112
SHA3-384 hash: bf9a37b21429ef21648e8182f9eaaa93bad84f3fe13bf55b569082759ef6a3e2ef5c8949a33b21ebf5cac03a89b1a570
SHA1 hash: eb45260535ce50e98e288d93186579b60f6acdc7
MD5 hash: a6ea82139612aab5dddf870beee662ba
humanhash: orange-earth-charlie-quiet
File name:emotet_e3_c538e23741995603898eb780bd4e6b9fcbf272beeef130ff6eadf163e4f1e112_2020-08-25__151059._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:257'130 bytes
First seen:2020-08-25 15:11:28 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:Lj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkFFJsR/AwF2:LHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkLA/AwF2
TLSH 8C441AC936816B7ACC2106314C169BF622B1EE016CE75459B08EF6DD7F3CE3A18567D8
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch3 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch3 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
82
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a process with a hidden window
DNS request
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Creating a process from a recently created file
Moving a file to the Windows subdirectory
Creating a service
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP POST request
Deleting a recently created file
Possible injection to a system process
Enabling autorun for a service
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Result
Threat name:
Unknown
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.evad
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates processes via WMI
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
PowerShell case anomaly found
Powershell drops PE file
Very long command line found
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 277067 Sample: zg5XVGgtMM._doc Startdate: 25/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 96 45 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->45 47 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->47 49 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->49 51 4 other signatures 2->51 7 powershell.exe 14 21 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 WINWORD.EXE 183 45 2->14         started        16 9 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 37 sauloramos.com.br 168.0.134.200, 49723, 80 SkymailServicosdeComputacaoeProvimentodeInfBR Brazil 7->37 31 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Pohaen.exe, PE32 7->31 dropped 57 Powershell drops PE file 7->57 18 Pohaen.exe 2 7->18         started        22 conhost.exe 7->22         started        59 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->59 24 MpCmdRun.exe 12->24         started        33 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\zg5XVGgtMM.doc.LNK, MS 14->33 dropped 39 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->39 file5 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 35 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 18->35 53 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->53 55 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->55 26 appidapi.exe 12 18->26         started        29 conhost.exe 24->29         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 41 82.239.200.118, 80 PROXADFR France 26->41 43 185.81.158.15, 49736, 8080 INU-ASFR France 26->43
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-25 15:13:05 UTC
AV detection:
23 of 29 (79.31%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_20200820
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC
Rule name:Cobalt_functions
Author:@j0sm1
Description:Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT
Rule name:MALW_emotet
Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect unpacked Emotet

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Heodo

Word file docx c538e23741995603898eb780bd4e6b9fcbf272beeef130ff6eadf163e4f1e112

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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